Weird Banding when printing file made with Illustrator Freeform Gradient

Gradients on files from illustrator or other applications may not print correctly or even get black when copied and pasted in InDesign, as it uses the OS clipboard in between.

The correct and only way to display and print/export objects or files with gradients, of any kind, is by PLACING  (import) directly the file, or using the gradients of InDesign.

Dragging or pasting in InDesign is not usually recommended, and in the case of vector content with gradients is something to be avoided always.

I am afraid someone else has to come up with suggestios.

One more question, how do you deliver your document to the printer, pdf?

"Can you explain me why think that If I just place the .ai file in Indesign it will print the file right?"

I do not think that placing the file will solve the printing problem. Placing just makes sure that there is no conversion with copy and paste or drag and drop.

Looking at the other image, the printout, it seems like time to contact the printer about this.

If that is a picture of the print, than it looks probably different than the gradient in Illustrator.

"Is the File > Place In InDesign from Illustrator? I dont think I have that option."

I do not understand what you mean by this, File > Place...  in InDesig is the normal way to get artwork and text into InDesign.

"It is on CMYK, but when you say "place" what do you mean? How should get the illustrator gradient into Indesign if not dragging or exporting it as another file?"

Save as .ai and choose File > Place in InDesign.

No, not an image like psd or png, just make sure the document mode in Illustrator is CMYK.

You can do that with File > Document Color Mode and check CMYK.

Then place the file in InDesign.

It would be helpful if you could show the problem.

Please show.

Converting to CMYK in Illustrator might show you the problem before you place it in InDesign (if it is an RGB > CMYK problem).

If I understand correctly, printing on your own printer does not show the problem but printing on some other printer shows the problem. What printer is that and how is the printing process different from what you are printing locally?

What happens if you convert the document in Illustrator to CMYK?

And place in InDesign instead of drag?

I tried both, but as I remember, on was dragged and one was a png and both of them printed with the squares.